banger

From bang +‎ -er. The sausages were so called because of their excess water content and impervious skin, leading to the risk of explosion if not punctured before cooking.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæŋ(ɡ)ə(ɹ)/

  Rhymes: -æŋə(r)

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banger (plural bangers)

1. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
2. (Britain): A firework that makes a bang.
3. (Britain, slang) A woman's breast.
4. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, slang) A sausage.

   bangers and mash

5. (slang) An old, worn-out car.
6. (US, slang) A cylinder in a car.

   He drives a little four-banger to work.

7. (US, slang) A member of a gang (shortened from the word gangbanger).
8. (slang) A powerfully energetic piece of music, especially dance music.
   • 2008, Billboard (volume 120, number 32, page 44)

     Morris' melding of influences ranging from mid-'80s computer technology to Baltimore club bangers to the U.K. rave scene has cemented his reputation as one of London's most formidable DJs.

   • 2012, Mike Skinner, The Story of The Streets (page 31)

     'lce Ice Baby' was an absolute banger, though, wasn't it? And knowing the history of that song, it had proper rap credentials.

9. (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.

• (sausage): snag (Australia)
• (car): bucket, beater, hooptie, jalopy, wreck, crock

• Bergan, graben

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banger

1. Comparative form of bang

banger

1. inflected form of bang